Pictures of Australian wildlife including Koalas and Kangaroos. Taronga
Zoo, Sydney.

Australia

Australia consists of 6 states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia and 2
territories: ACT (Australian Capital Territory) and the Northern Territory.

Australia's greatest
city is debatably Sydney, New South Wales. It is located approximately two
thirds of the way down the Eastern coast. Sydney is the tourist and finance capital of Australia, and also its most populated city with around 4 million people.

Here you will find the
largest and most beautiful natural harbour in the world, surrounded by forests,
towering skyscrapers and monuments such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney
Opera House, all within easy ferry rides to stunning beaches such as Manly.

Melbourne,
Victoria, is steeped in history and is quite possibly Australia's
cultural centre. However, it doesn't offer the immediate 'Wow'
factor of Sydney Harbour.

Fine restaurants
and wineries can be found in and around Melbourne, and the atmosphere is
far more relaxed and liveable than the bustling, frantic Sydney.

Canberra, situated near the
centre of NSW, was purpose built to be the Federal capital of Australia and house the Federal Government ministers.

Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia

Australia's greatest
city is debatably Sydney, state capital of New South Wales. It is located
approximately two thirds of the way down the Eastern coast.

Here you will find the
largest and most beautiful natural harbour in the world, surrounded by forests,
towering skyscrapers and monuments such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney
Opera House and within easy ferry rides, stunning beaches such as Manly.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Sydney's most famous landmarks.
It was completed in 1932 after approximately eight years of labour, and
is known locally as the 'Coat Hanger'

Before the bridge was built, the only links between the city centre in the
South and the residential North were by small ferry's or by a 12 mile road
journey

Today, the walk across the East side
of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is spectacular, affording great views of
the towering city centre to the South. A continuos procession of
ships, ferries and yachts pass beneath, and the harbour opens out for
miles in every direction.

Circular Quay is the cities central ferry port, nestling between the Sydney Opera House to the East,
and the Bridge to the West. Six ferry piers serve the continuous
procession of ferry's in and out, destined for places such as
Kirribilli, Darling Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Milsons Point and Manly beach.

The Quay area often has many street
entertainers and is a great place to view both the Opera House and the
Bridge.

The Eastern side of Circular Quay leads to the Sydney Opera House and Royal Botanical
Gardens, which are well worth exploring.

The Western side takes you to under the Harbour Bridge and
then on to The Rocks, one of the oldest parts of Sydney, now rejuvenated
as a tourist shopping district where Opal shops abound. Many
old houses exist in this area, and guided walks can be taken to
learn some of their history.

The Blue Mountains

100
kilometres west of Sydney is one of the most spectacular sites NSW has
to offer. The Blue Mountains, named such for the blue haze created by
the Australian Native Eucalyptus trees that cover the mountain range,
attracts tourists all year round due to the areas magnificent displays
of colour throughout all four seasons in the year.

Litchfield and Kakadu National Parks

200
kilometres south west of Darwin is one of the most
spectacular sites the Northern Territory has to offer -
Litchfield National Park. To the east
of Darwin lies Kakadu National Park, famous throughout the
world as an unspoilt natural wilderness.

Uluru (Ayres Rock) and the Olgas

Uluru,
formerly Ayres Rock, is the worlds largest monolith, and can
only really be appreciated by seeing it in person. The
monolith extends some 600 metres below ground.